I was recently contacted by someone who is interested in renting my room. She claimed to be studying abroad (with a long email about herself hobby, pet etc…), willing to pay deposit immediately and asked for my bank account. There were other red flags and I suspect it is a scam as described below.

http://www.rentingoutrooms.com/avoiding-a-common-roommates-scams-on-craigslist
https://www.places4students.com/Help/Index.aspx?tc=6